By John Corrado Searchlight Pictures has just released the full “official trailer” for A Complete Unknown, director James Mangold’s (Walk the Line) upcoming biopic of Bob Dylan starring Timothée Chalamet. The film charts his rise from folk singer in New York’s Greenwich Village to infamously “going electric,” as we see a bit in this trailer… Read More Full Trailer Released for A Complete Unknown
By John Corrado How the heck do you even begin to approach making a sequel to the 2019 smash hit Joker? You know, the R-rated comic book villain origin story from the director of Old School and The Hangover, that was inspired by the films of Martin Scorsese, somehow won the Golden Lion at Venice,… Read More Movie Review: Joker: Folie à Deux
By John Corrado Saoirse Ronan takes on the role of a young alcoholic in The Outrun. It’s a role that allows the actress to deliver an incredible performance showcasing her full depth and range, as the drama depicts the addiction and recovery process as an ongoing journey. It’s based on author Amy Liptrot’s memoir of the… Read More Movie Review: The Outrun
By John Corrado Paramount Pictures has just released the first teaser trailer for Better Man, which played at TIFF and Telluride. Directed by Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), this is a musical biopic of British pop star Robbie Williams, that portrays him as a realistic, CGI monkey. Yes, you read that right. I was curious… Read More Teaser Trailer Released for Better Man
By John Corrado A24 has released the first trailer for the movie Babygirl starring Nicole Kidman, who won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at Venice for the role. She is also getting Best Actress Oscar buzz for the film. Written and directed by Halina Reijn (Bodies Bodies Bodies), Kidman stars in the film as… Read More Trailer Released for Babygirl
By John Corrado Focus Features has just unveiled the new trailer for Nosferatu. This is the latest film from director Robert Eggers, who gave us memorable visions with his trio of films The Witch, The Lighthouse and The Northman. There are massive expectations on this film – which is inspired by F.W. Murnau‘s 1922 silent… Read More New Trailer Released for Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu
By John Corrado Netflix has released the full trailer for Emilia Pérez, French filmmaker Jacques Audiard’s mix of cartel thriller, Mexican melodrama, and flashy musical, starring the “power trio” of Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón and Selena Gomez (who collectively won the Best Actress prize at Cannes). I saw this film when it played at… Read More Trailer Released for Emilia Pérez
By John Corrado The movie Lee is a biopic of photojournalist Elizabeth “Lee” Miller (played by Kate Winslet), who worked as a photographer for Vogue magazine during World War II. The film serves as the feature directorial debut of cinematographer Ellen Kuras (who first worked with Winslet on Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), and… Read More Movie Review: Lee
By John Corrado In her debut feature documentary Seeking Mavis Beacon, director Jazmin Jones tries to find the elusive model that became the face of the ubiquitous computer program Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing. If you are of a certain age, the educational game is likely responsible for teaching you computer skills. Though Mavis Beacon herself… Read More Movie Review: Seeking Mavis Bacon
Warner Bros. has just released the first trailer for Sinners, the latest collaboration between director Ryan Coogler and star Michael B. Jordan, following Black Panther, Creed and Fruitvale Station. This one is a period piece horror movie set in the 1930s Jim Crow South. Jordan stars in a duel role playing twin brothers, and Hailee… Read More Trailer Released for Ryan Coogler’s Sinners
Paramount has just released a new trailer (and new poster) for Ridley Scott’s upcoming blockbuster Gladiator II. Paul Mescal stars in this sequel as Lucius, and is joined by Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Pedro Pascal and Joseph Quinn. The film is shaping up to potentially become a major Oscar contender, following in the footsteps of the… Read More New Trailer for Gladiator II
Marvel Studios has just released the first poster and teaser trailer for Thunderbolts*, a new team-up film centred around Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh). The film finds Pugh’s sarcastic assassin working with Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Red Guardian (David Harbour), John Walker (Wyatt Russell), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) and Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia… Read More Teaser Trailer Released for Marvel’s Thunderbolts*
By John Corrado Transformers One is technically the latest entry in the blockbuster franchise based on the Hasbro toys, but sets itself apart by being both a prequel and the first fully animated film since 1986’s The Transformers: The Movie. And it’s a decent animated film that easily ranks as one of the better entries… Read More Movie Review: Transformers One
By John Corrado Apple TV+ has released the first trailer for writer-director Steve McQueen’s Blitz, one of the year’s remaining awards contenders. This latest from the filmmaker behind Oscar-winner 12 Years a Slave, is a World War II drama set in London. Saoirse Ronan stars as Rita, a young mother trying to find her lost… Read More Trailer Released for Steve McQueen’s Blitz
Warner Bros. has just released the first full-length trailer for Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17, the Korean director’s new film following his Oscar-winning Parasite in 2019. The film was supposed to come out this past March, but somewhat curiously had its release date pushed back to January 31st, 2025, fully bypassing an Oscar run. Adapted… Read More Trailer Released for Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17
By John Corrado ”Peace through strength.” That was the famous adage of President Ronald Reagan when it came to his foreign policy approach, and taking on the “evil empire” of the Soviet Union during the final stages of the Cold War. This motto also provides the backbone for director Sean McNamara’s Reagan, a new biopic that… Read More Movie Review: Reagan
By John Corrado Between the Temples, the latest work from director and co-writer Nathan Silver, is a sort of indie screwball comedy that reinvents that old trope of finding yourself through an unconventional relationship. The two figures at the centre of it are Ben Gottlieb (Jason Schwarzman), a cantor at his synagogue who has found… Read More Movie Review: Between the Temples
By John Corrado Netflix has released the first trailer for The Piano Lesson, one of their big awards contenders that will be screening at TIFF next month. The film is produced by Denzel Washington, and is the latest in his series of film adaptations of August Wilson plays, following the Oscar-winning films Ma Rainey’s Black… Read More Trailer Released for Netflix’s The Piano Lesson
By John Corrado Update: The trailer has now been pulled by Lionsgate, due to the critic quotes at the beginning having been fabricated. It’s unfortunate that the studio passed this through without a fact check. More info on the whole situation can be found on Variety here. The new, full-length trailer has just been released… Read More New Trailer Released for Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis
By John Corrado In her confident feature directorial debut Good One, emerging filmmaker India Donaldson uses the premise of a father-daughter camping trip to offer an engaging, fascinatingly stripped down character study. The protagonist is Sam (Lily Collias), a 17-year-old girl who ends up on a weekend camping trip to the Catskills with her dad… Read More Movie Review: Good One
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